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I really don’t see a realistic match for Bregman. An extension would only buy out free agent years in his 30s and I assume Breggy still sees...
My max extension offers: Framber: $70M/4yrs (buys out 1 free agent year thru age 32) Javier: $65M/5yrs (buys out 2 free agent years thru age 30)...
Not sure what you mean by “typically”, but Brantley and Verlander both were pretty heavily pursued before Houston re-signed them. And I am pretty...
Yuli hit for a wRC+ of 85. Yainer Diaz projects for a 114, Matijevic 108, Hensley 103. Diaz’s 114 projection is better than Gurriel’s career...
Bringing back Yuli makes a lot more sense if Houston thinks one of the unproven young players currently on the roster can become a core piece...
I’m not super high on Murray, but his ceiling is definitely higher than a 6th-7th SP.
I’m not so much surprised that he’s being non-tendered as much as surprised it didn’t happen prior to rule 5 protection deadline so that they...
Odd because it means they’ll have 5 open 40 man spots. Hard to see them adding 5 players to the big league roster. Only advantage will be open...
Good move for LA. Both Urshela and Anderson are high risk high reward plays and the type of moves the Angels should be making. They still need...
$80M/2yrs is not at all unreasonable. But I still wouldn’t give it to him unless a significant portion of that ($10M+) was bonuses for innings...
I think of Abreu as very similar to McCullers. Elite stuff, but tough choice between having an elite elite reliever or a really good SP who...
Instead of trying to make your political comments brief, maybe instead try to make you political comments nonexistent.
Diamondbacks appear to have a major surplus of OF. Daulton Varsho for Luis Garcia (plus maybe a pitching prospect) feels like it makes a lot of...
I think Adam Duvall is a decent ceiling comp for Schreiber. I don’t know if he will play anymore this year.
https://www.mlb.com/news/afl-performances-impacting-rankings-pipeline-inbox?partnerID=web_article-share Schreiber is a sleeper. BA rated him as...
The $140M Verlander wants could probably buy Abreu, Haniger, Narvaez, and a Cristian Javier extension that buys out 2 free agent years. That’s a...
I could see incentives and opt outs coming into play to get the total potential commitment up to $120M/3yrs with Houston. But Crane will not do...
I will be pretty surprised if Crane gives Verlander a $40M AAV. JV is gonna be a Blue Jay, a Dodger, or a Yankee.
Crane is smart enough to at least get some input from the top remaining analytics guys (Firkus and Cook) when making the decisions. The Astros...
One lesson Crane might learn is the same lesson a lot of fans haven’t learned; having resources, and even having the willingness to overspend a...
